. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. MOULT IN THE NEW HOLLAND MOUSE. parts of the body in the process of fur replacement. Other Maturational Moults The skins of 41 laboratory animals, between 100 and 200 days of age, were examined for evidence of a post-subadult moult. Forty-two percent of these had areas of pigmentation on the inside of the skin. In most this was confined to the anterior and mid-ventral regions and to the head and none had extensive areas of pigmentation on either surface as is the case with the post-juvenile moult. It is suspected, therefore, that this is n


. The Australian zoologist. Zoology; Zoology; Zoology. MOULT IN THE NEW HOLLAND MOUSE. parts of the body in the process of fur replacement. Other Maturational Moults The skins of 41 laboratory animals, between 100 and 200 days of age, were examined for evidence of a post-subadult moult. Forty-two percent of these had areas of pigmentation on the inside of the skin. In most this was confined to the anterior and mid-ventral regions and to the head and none had extensive areas of pigmentation on either surface as is the case with the post-juvenile moult. It is suspected, therefore, that this is not a post-subadult moult but one of the periodic moults which adults experience. Aust. Zool. 19(1), 1976 13. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales; Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. Proceedings. [Sydney, Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales]


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